kartelite wrote:
As an example, I don't know of any great economists who didn't have a very good understanding of math; however, I imagine most great mathematicians didn't really know much about economics.
In fact, my BSc was in applied math at an ivy league college...
Anyway, the thing about gold standard is one of the most stupid thing I have ever read. There are some serious articles by Barry Eichengreen showing that if the Great Depression was so tough is also because of the gold standard.